Tennessee has executed Oscar Franklin Smith for the 1989 murder of his estranged wife, 35-year-old Judith Robirds Smith, and her sons, 13-year-old Jason Burnett and 16-year-old Chad Burnett.

Tennessee executes Oscar Smith for killing his wife and her 2 sons, 3 years after last-minute reprieve By . Associated Press. Updated May 22, 2025, 1:02 PM ET. PUBLISHED May 21, 2025, 7:47 AM ET.

Tennessee has executed Oscar Franklin Smith for the 1989 murder of his estranged wife, 35-year-old Judith Robirds Smith, and her sons, 13-year-old Jason Burnett and 16-year-old Chad Burnett.

Tennessee inmate Oscar Smith was executed by lethal injection on Thursday morning for the 1989 murders of his estranged wife, Judith Smith, and her teenage sons, Jason and Chad Burnett.

Oscar Smith was sentenced to death after he was convicted of the murder of Judith Smith and her two sons, Jason and Chad Burnett, at their Nashville home on Oct. 1, 1989.

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Oscar Franklin Smith's last meal will be delivered to him hours before the planned execution. He is set to die by lethal injection on May 22.

Tennessee death row inmate Oscar Smith, who was granted a temporary reprieve three years ago, died by lethal injection Thursday for the 1989 murders of his estranged wife Judith Smith and her ...